Still an effective hitter, I'm surprised at his totals. 2725 hits, 435 homers, 1587 RBI. But yeah, he was fairly anemic this year, and there's no better time to leave if you're gonna leave. I heard he's interested in the Yankees manager job (BTW, so am I, just saying).

he will end up in the hall of fame but I don't think he should be. he was always a good player though and am happy he got to end his career with a championship.

One of only five players in MLB history with 400+ HR and 300+ SB. Yes, he’s in and should be.

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One of only five players in MLB history with 400+ HR and 300+ SB. Yes, he’s in and should be.

I know I'm in the minority. I'm pretty firm on believing he does not belong. but then again I think at least a quarter of the people in the HOF shouldn't be there and that the whole thing is a joke. but that's a debate for another day.

One of only five players in MLB history with 400+ HR and 300+ SB. Yes, he’s in and should be.

I did not know this.

In my mind he's like Adrian Beltre. A player who throughout his career has accumulated the sort of stats that are Hall of Fame worthy but because he was never the best player in the league at any given time or received much media attention there are still many fans who don't perceive him to be a HOF player.

I do believe he's worthy of the HOF but it may take some time before he gets in.

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He's one of those very good players who compiled great overall numbers over a long career.
But at no point during his playing career did I ever think he was a Hall of Famer. Few people did.

He never led the league in anything but games played once, and was only Top 10 in MVP votes twice in 20 years.

The difference in a Hall of Famer with similar or lesser career stats like Dawson, Rice, Billy Williams, Cepeda, etc. is that they were dominate players. Beltran wasn't.

But he'll eventually get elected because of his gaudy compiled numbers, especially being among the few with 1,500 runs, 1,500 rbi, 400 homers, 300 steals and 2,500 hits. That's impressive and definitely worthy of being elected.

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I won't be surprised or upset if he makes it into the HOF one day but I wouldn't vote him in. He has been a good all around player for a long time as his numbers show, no debate there, but he was never really in the conversation for best at his position, that's where I make a difference between him and Beltre. For me there is a large chunk of time you could make the argument that Beltre was the best third baseman, maybe he was, maybe he wasn't but the case can be made. Was Beltran ever even a top 3 outfielder?
Again, he's been good for a long time and that is nothing to sneeze at but for me he is in the first tier of players that get left out.